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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1997, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1996 (400), and casualties rose from 529.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,135 collisions in Taunton Deane.

District council until April 2019, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1997
446
Up 12% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
606
Up 15% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1997

1.8% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight37885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight52887%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 446, up 12% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155201
2024164230
2023140199
2022141192
2021163233
2020109135
2019219288
2018204277
2017236354
2016240340
2015193254
2014240317
2013255336
2012216286
2011261407
2010295392
2009276380
2008338461
2007365491
2006382515
2005411569
2004391500
2003376498
2002403532
2001437592
2000442589
1999414576
1998430575
1997446606
1996400529
1995399569
1994404544
1993330439
1992363464
1991355482
1990394480
1989386508
1988403510
1987386503
1986357484
1985374496
1984387523
1983379465
1982359492
1981423520
1980339467
1979355468

When and where crashes happen in Taunton Deane in 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (18%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.8%)
  • February41 (9.2%)
  • March22 (4.9%)
  • April29 (6.5%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June39 (8.7%)
  • July36 (8.1%)
  • August43 (9.6%)
  • September38 (8.5%)
  • October42 (9.4%)
  • November41 (9.2%)
  • December35 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (16%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (62%)
  • Wet or damp166 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph208 (47%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (4%)
  • 60 mph145 (33%)
  • 70 mph46 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (18%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (70%)
  • Cyclist63 (10%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20110 (18%)
  • 21 to 2563 (10%)
  • 26 to 35110 (18%)
  • 36 to 4582 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (60%)
  • Passenger181 (30%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Taunton Deane

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 1997

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1997: 79, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387910428
2ndA3585881211
3rdM5459417
4thA361122013
5thB3187121601
6thB3227111503
7thA30277700
8thA30351002
9thB31705500
10thA30384400
11thA32594611
12thA3784401
13thA394401
14thB32242201
15thA30651100
16thA3881100
17thB30271100
18thB31511100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1997

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1997: 160.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1997

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1997: 148.

Somerset and its former districts in 1997

Somerset recorded 1,839 collisions in 1997, and 24% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years